The visiting Corsairs (8-3) jumped
out to a 3-0 first quarter lead on the strength of
Prozinski’s two tallies as well as a marker by sophomore
Tyler Prentice (Chelmsford, Mass.), and
Niden’s man-up goal 39 seconds into the second stanza
extended that margin to 4-0. Junior Dylan
Freudenberg (Islip, N.Y.) sliced the host
Buccaneers’ (7-4) deficit to three at the break with a second
quarter score, and freshman Ryan McNeill’s
(Burlington, Mass.) marker with 5:16 to play in the third quarter
enabled Massachusetts Maritime to close to within a pair at
4-2. UMass Dartmouth iced its triumph with three goals in the
final 4:58 of action, as Niden’s second man-up goal
sandwiched tallies from senior Justin Lawless
(Quincy, Mass.) and freshman Sean Peters (Medway,
Mass.) to account for the final score.

Senior Todd Davis
(Sandwich, Mass.) added two assists on the night for the Corsairs
in support of senior goalie Nick Thayer
(Chelmsford, Mass.), who made seven saves to earn his eighth win of
the season for the visitors. Sophomore Reed
McLean (Wilbraham, Mass.) chipped in with an assist in the
setback for the Buccaneers, as senior Paul Painten
(Walpole, Mass.) made five first half saves in net for the hosts,
who received eight second half stops from freshman Keison
Cunningham (Weymouth, Mass.). UMass Dartmouth
outshot Massachusetts Maritime by a 38-21 margin (20-9 on goal) and
held an 11-2 advantage in faceoffs for the contest.

Massachusetts Maritime hosts
13th-ranked Springfield in a New England Women’s
& Men’s Athletic Conference match on Saturday afternoon
at Clean Harbors Stadium beginning at 1:00 p.m., while UMass
Dartmouth entertains Southern Maine in a Little East Conference
outing in North Dartmouth, Mass. on Saturday afternoon that also
begins at 1:00 p.m.